January 2018 when I found out Washington State quarterback Tyler Hilinski

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I will never forget that day in January 2018 when I found out Washington State quarterback Tyler Hilinski had taken his life. My heart was broken and I cried.
Seeing an athlete who was around the same age as me die shook me because I was once in a similar situation. Autopsy reports revealed that Hilinski had suffered from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), which I thought made it even more important for people to know that athletes, current and former, could be dealing with mental health issues.